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[quote=jindc]Hi OP:
I don't know much about NCIVF (my doc said it wasn't worth the cost, since it is about maximizing your chances, really - and we have male factor, not female, so we need to allow more eggs to fertilize). 
Anyway, I just wanted to say that I go to GW and have never once had anything said about my weight. 
The OB I went to for my pre-conception meeting, that I'm actually not going to use because getting Sibley is a pain in the butt, only said that because of my weight, she would want to do extra monitoring for gestational diabetes.  And my current PCP, whom I love but I have to leave because I'm moving to MD IPA for IVF (but will go back to her after this year if I can) never made me feel bad about myself, either. 
Medical care is about surrounding yourself with people who make you comfortable - now, my doc DOES say, "I'd love if you could lose ____lbs" and when I lost a lot, was a great cheerleader.

Find providers who care about you as a whole patient.  I would think that a for-profit place like DF or SG cares a lot about its statistics.

Try GW if you can.  I've been very happy with the attention and honesty there.  I am hopeful that they can get us to have a family.

(the docs I mentioned above were Snyder at Foxhall and Lucas at Contemporary Family Medicine, both of whom I will not be using while I have MD IPA, but highly recommend if you are concerned about preachy weight loss advice from docs).

I also recommend Weight Watchers - I lost almost 75lbs with them.  I gained a bit back since my husband  returned from his deployment and finally got back on WW with meetings.  I hate to say it, but it really does work and I was a skeptic)

Good luck![/quote]

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